Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-12-23
Alma. Mich. Friday. Dec. %. 1887.
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Ladies' button oyershoes-best quail
Ity at Kinch's for s..
The loss caused by the Salt River
fire is estimated at $4,000.
Jack Mcdonald visited friends and
relatives in Detroit last week.
Rev j. Van Antwerp and wife will
spend Christmas at Battle Creek.
Webb's drug store is still headquart-
ers for School Books and Supplies.
If you wish to buy a house and lot
cheap call and see me. w. \. Bahlhe@
Don't forget, if you wish anything in
the Jewelry line, that Porters wont lie
undersold.
For sale or exchange for wood: new
glass front cupboard at Loyeland's
Furniture store.
W. II. Kinch will sell YOU pair of
Monarch Snow Excluders with Mime
sofa Oyershoes for $40.
Ladies in need of dress making will
do well to see me- Good fit guaranteed.
Mrs. j. l.. SLATE.
The Alma Col'cge, the College paper,
will be issued from this Office this week.
Subscription % cents per year.
WANTED. To contract for $50 cord
of green body hard wood foot in length
must be sawed. \. YERINGToN.
Bee Hive Holiday Greeting Special
Sale on Friday and Saturday, Decem-
Der % and ~. Don't forget the date;
2 days only-l0 per cent. off.
Bro. Tucker, of the st. Louis Hcrald,
has purchased the Ithaca Adrance and
will consolidate the tao and will boom
the democrat paper of the latter place.
Cast your eye over the Holiday list
as advertised in the Bee Hive Holiday
greeting special sale, all of winch and
900 articles more viii be sold 10 per
cent. off our usual very low, hard times
prices.
When you are buying your friends
Christmas presents remember there is
nothing that Will be appreciated more
than years subscription to the
RECORD.
Wright's Opera House Band will give
a Christmas dance at the rink Monday
evening, next-Dec. 26, after the usual
order Of skating. There will also be
skating in the afternoon of that day.
On the Monday evening following
NeT Years Jan. ., there viii be Civ
en- grand masquerade skate at the
rink under the auspices Of Wright 5
Opera House Band Masks for the
occasion Will be found at Webb's store
The band intend to make this pleas
ant and enjoyable affair for all.
The Holiday Greeting special sale
on Friday and Saturday Of this week at
the Bee Hive will illustrate how much
good goods can be purchased for little
money.
The elocutionary entertainment at
the Congregational church last Friday
evening 10y Mrs Estella Kinney Knight
was without exception the most ENJOY
able event of the kind Alma people
have been treated To for Il long time.
Not a very large audience attended.
and financially II was not success.
Mrs. Knight possesses remarkable
ability for the profession She has chooS-
en-. and we hope to hear her again.
Rev. Mr.. Lynn. Of Alma college. de-
livered one Of the finest sermons ever
heard here in the Presbyterian church,
last Sabbath morning. Mr.. Lynn is a
young gentleman of pleasing address
and progressive thought, and he buds
fair to be among the foremost preachers
of the day. lie will continue the morn
ing service in that church for the pre-
nt.-North Western Tribune.
We are sole agents for the Love But
ton Hole and Sewing Machine In ad.
dition to doing any kind of work possi.
BILE on any other machine. makes per
feet Button-lloles on any kind Of goods
Overseams, and sews with two needles
at one operation, making two rows Of
stitching either zigzag or straight Cal
and examine them and be convinced
that they are superior to other machin-
Is. MILLER Bios
The old-time costume Of holiday
greeting will always have a place il
the hearts Of our home-lovng people
it awakens fond recollections. anC
warns our hearts towards our fellow
men, and more especially to those whC
are near and dear to us, ut least, once
: i'm every year We should lay aside al
I petty strifes and controversies. and EN-
! deavor to make all around us happ,
} and smiling. condition generally ac
= complished 10y the exchange Of token
| of afr ction and friendship. In per
forming this pleasant duty let goo'